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Correspondence. 
J  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\    February,  1915. 
deavor,  in  an  unofficial  manner,  to  find  some  other  method  of  secur- 
ing help.  We  do  not  by  any  means  conceal  the  fact  that  many 
Netherland  apothecaries  in  these  times  are  likewise  laboring  under 
great  difficulties.  Contributions  have  also  been  asked  of  them  as 
citizens  of  our  land  in  order  to  furnish  support  for  our  own  fellow- 
countrymen,  who  are  themselves  in  sorrow  and  trouble,  but  we  hope 
that  in  these  days  not  only  cool  reason  may  speak,  but  also  the  heart. 
The  inclination  to  give  somewhat  more  than  seems  to  be  defensible 
on  the  score  of  the  intellect  fortunately  opens  many  purses.  And 
so  we  live  also  in  the  expectation  that,  in  spite  of  all  the  pessimists, 
the  Chief  Direction  will  in  this  manner  obtain  control  of  over  20,000 
gilders.  Undoubtedly,  however,  there  are  amongst  us  those  who, 
being  in  better  circumstances  for  so  doing,  will  demonstrate  their 
sympathy  for  the  plan  by  multiplying  the  asked-for,  interest-free 
advance  to  50  gilders. 
Only  fancy,  dear  colleague,  that  our  Chief  Direction  could  write 
to  the  administrations  of  the  Apothecaries'  Associations  in  Denmark, 
Norway,  Sweden,  Switzerland,  Italy,  the  United  States  of  North 
America,  Argentina,  Brazil,  Chile  and  other  States  of  South  America, 
where  they  are  everywhere  filled  with  earnest  compassion  for  our 
southern  neighbors,  that  the  Netherland  Company  for  the  Promo- 
tion of  Pharmacy  places  40,000  francs,  perhaps  even  50,000  francs,  at 
the  disposal  of  our  Belgian  colleagues  as  an  advance  loan,  without 
interest.  Our  Chief  Direction  can  at  the  same  time  then  with  entire 
propriety,  and,  according  to  our  conviction,  with  success,  invite  others 
to  work  along  according  to  their  ability.  Counting  then  the  heads  of 
those  who  practise  pharmacy  in  the  neutral  lands,  then  every  50 
francs  that  we  pay  in  will  become  1000  francs,  and  our  50,000  francs 
will  become  1,000,000.  Let  not  the  pessimists  among  us  have  their 
way,  but  have  the  subscription  blanks,  which  are  printed  next  to  this 
circular,  be  filled  out  without  exception,  for  this  loan  without  interest, 
and  let  them  be  in  the  possession  of  one  of  the  undersigned  before 
December  1.  . 
L.  A.  Bouvy,  Prinsengracht  578. 
H.  Th.  De  Groot,  Rinnen  Rautammerstraat  13. 
J.  C.  Filedtok,  Nassau  Rade  357. 
J.  Haak,  Ferdinand  Bolstraat  11. 
M.  Polak,  Weesperstraat  106. 
J.  F.  Suyver,  N.  Z.  Voorburgwal  137. 
P.  Van  der  Wielen,  Willemsparkweg  209. 
